July, 2016

Many eager children will be heading back to nursery and school in September. Playful days lie ahead and you need to be ready for sunshine, showers and slush. We have some helpful tips and ideas we’d love to share with you! Autumn weather can be unpredictable, so the layering principle is a brilliant way to dress a child, whether they’re always on the go or tend to feel the cold. They can add or remove a layer as the need arises. Polarn O. Pyret has spent many years developing and testing new and clever functions on our outer garments. 360-degree reflectors for visibility in the dark, easily detachable hoods for safety, pre-bent sleeves in jackets and pre-bent knees in shell garments to give children greater … Read More!

Christina and her husband decided to go through open adoption and they share all their thoughts and emotions from their life on their blog- http://www.fifiandmo.com/. Little Finley was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at 15 months, but that doesn’t stop them from taking on the world together with a smile on their face. Christina (@FifiandMo) Did you know FIFI had Cerebral Palsy when you adopted her? Not officially. When we were chosen to be her parents, she was a typical, healthy fetus. Because of her prematurity, she suffered Brain-bleeding which caused the Cerebral Palsy. We considered her ours from the moment we were picked, nothing was going to change that. The Adoption was finalized when she was 14 months old, she was formally diagnosed the following month. It was obvious that she had substantial physical delays … Read More!

Danny always knew he wanted to be a dad and after meeting the love of his life 10 years ago – they quickly decided to grow a family together. Today they have adopted 3 children and live a happy LGBT family life in Florida. DANNY (@Danny120378) When did you decide to have children? How was the process? I always knew I would be a dad from as far back as I can remember. Being gay, I knew it wouldn’t be easy. I met my other half 10years ago & it is something we discussed in the very beginning & he was open to the idea, 3 years later we got married legally & a year after that adopted our first, Sebastian, at birth through a private … Read More!

After going through a smooth pregnancy and birth, Melissas little baby Sonya Rose did not pass the hearing test at the hospital and was declared deaf. Sonya has had cochlear implants since 7 months and is now learning both English and Russian! MELISSA KVITKO (@mmkvitko) When/How did you discover Sonya Rose had a hearing disability? Like most babies, Sonya was screened for hearing loss a day after her birth. My pregnancy and her birth had gone very smoothly, but I still dreaded the hearing screen as my husband and I are both carriers of Connexin 26 – a non-syndromic hearing loss gene. This meant that there was a 25 percent chance that Sonya would have hearing loss. Still, I figured the odds were in our … Read More!